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Nkhata Bay, Malawi July 4, 2016 The landlubber that I am, of course none of this interests me. Swimming is not one of the skills I possess. But there is something here that I want to do. I want to go with one of the fishermen on their boat. I see them out on the … More Landlubber Alert
Nkhata Bay, Malawi July 1, 2016 In the northern part of Malawi, hugging the shores of Lake Malawi is a small village called Nkhata Bay. Originally a small fishing village, it still retains in a large measure, a quaint rural charm. Despite the few cement buildings and aspirations toward a township, the pace of life … More On an Indigo Bay
Marula Lodge, Mfuwe, Zambia June 26, 2016 In the eastern part of Zambia on the banks of the muddy brown waters of the Luangwe river is a small village called Mfuwe. A few minutes off the red dirt road from the village lie a host of lodges and camps. One such lodge called the Marula … More In Search of the Elusive Leopard
Mukuni Village, Zambia June 18, 2016 I had reached Livingstone, a tourist mecca of sorts – at least by southern African standards. Predictably none of the standard tours interested me. Instead I wanted to go stay in a traditional village – the sort I had been seeing from the bus windows. Asking at travel agencies … More In a Mud Hut
Kazungula, Zambia, June 14, 2016 The border crossing from Botswana to Zambia lies across the Zambezi. Both Vic Falls in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia are hotspots for tourists and crossing from one to another is simply a matter of walking across the bridge near the falls. But I had wandered further west and was … More Across Zambezi in a Truck-toting Ferry
Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 12, 2016 They are in the trees, in the marshes, at the waterfront and in the bush. There are animals and birds and reptiles and predators everywhere it seems. Large and small, winged and four-legged, with tails and without, equipped with horns or not, with or without claws, they are … More These Gentle Giants
Chobe National Park Botswana June 9, 2016 9:30 am Game drives are usually scheduled at godawful hours of five in the morning and then again at a more civilized hour in the evening just before sunset. So there we were huddled into our fleeces in the chilly hours of the morning, driving into the park … More When Predator Turns Prey
Chobe National Park Botswana June 8, 2016 My plans for travel are loose at best but this time around I seem to have surpassed myself. Travels through Zimbabwe had been completely at random, on the advice of locals I met along the way but now, I thought I would make some rudimentary itinerary for the … More Botswana at Random
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe June 7, 2016 Rising in the far western corner of Zambia, the Zambezi thunders through Angola, skirts Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and curving its way through Mozambique finally empties itself into the Indian Ocean after more than twenty-five hundred kilometers. Somewhere along its journey is a place that the natives of these … More The Smoke that Thunders
Kyle National Park Masvingo, Zimbabwe May 31, 2016 Halfway between the Muunze Forest Lodge and town is a small game park called Kyle National Park and in it are a variety of wildlife. Rhinos, giraffes, zebra, kudu, warthogs to name a few. The wild hippos who had swum toward us threateningly a few days ago … More On a Game Drive
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